The Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs are in full swing. Some former MLB players are also in full swing…selling the beautiful homes they’ve enjoyed thanks to their brilliant careers hitting and throwing baseballs. Here are just a few listings from the cream of the crop.
Aubrey Huff – San Francisco Giants & Baltimore Orioles
$4.395M – San Diego, California
Mediterranean style home with 5 bedrooms and 7 baths on one acre and 8,100 square feet of living space
Open floor plan with marble pillars, coffered ceilings and customized, hand-made built-ins throughout the home
Master wing includes large ensuite bed/bath with an oversized shower and spa tub, dual walk-in closets, an exercise room/nursery, pool, sweeping views
Mature palm trees and large pool with a waterfall, basketball court, barbecue, fire place, trampoline.
Barry Bonds – San Francisco Giants – Home Run King
$6.6M – Hillsborough, California
Built in 2007 with 5,170 square feet of living space
Mediterranean style with beamed ceilings
Huge master suite, gourmet kitchen, 5.5 baths
Outdoor Kitchen
3 car garage
Separate guest quarters
Barry Larkin – Cincinnati Reds and Hall of Famer
$6.9M – Orlando, Florida (listing struck out twice in 2012 and 2014)
2.46 acres of waterfront property
7 bedrooms
Grand entrance with mosaic tile floor, stained glass rotunda, twin glass staircases
Formal living and dining rooms, gourmet kitchen
Walk outside to large outdoor gym with 1 bath, 2 fireplaces, outdoor theater, multi-boat house, lit tennis and basketball courts and a professional sound studio
2 story guest house with autonomous kitchen and garage
John Smoltz – Atlanta Braves and Hall of Famer
$4.998M – Milton Georgia
22 acre estate with 10 bedrooms, 10 full and 4 half bathrooms
Double gated for security and privacy
8 car garage and gated parking court
Master ensuite and custom details throughout home
Chef’s kitchen and multiple wet bars
Smoltz designed all outdoor amenities – regulation size football field, full sized basketball court, 9 golf tees and 2 greens, tennis court, fishing pond and scaled down baseball field
Randy Johnson – Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees
$19.995M – Paradise Valley, Arizona
5 acres with 29,600 square feet of living space
7 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms
Master suite with sitting area, terraced patio
Private poker room with a firefighter pole into movie theater,Freestanding 1,800 square foot fitness facility
Professional recording studio and music room with real bank vault doors to shut out all sound
Detached 2 bedroom guest house
(By the time you read this, I’m hoping the Dodger bats will be in full swing.)
